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Rare sneaker collection rakes in $850,000 at auction

This one's for all the shoe lovers out there in the world! A collection of sneakers has sold at auction for $850,000 (Rs 5.85 crore) to Canadian entrepreneur Miles Nadal. Sotheby's put 100 pairs of......

Fidel Castro, Cuba's revolutionary leader, dies

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro, who led the rebel army which overthrew the dictatorial regime of Fulgencio Batista, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 United States......

POTUS at the Parade: A Game Change

'By his very presence in Delhi on Republic Day, Obama is revisiting the most defining relationship of the 20th century after a period of stagnation,' says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan. The tug of war......

$1.2 mn bash planned for Modi in New York

Narendra Modi, then an RSS karyakarta, seen above on a visit to New York in the early 1990s. When he arrives in New York in late September, he will be the prime minister of India and a very......

The BJP is not rewriting history

One cannot but infer that this brouhaha is a crafty ploy to create an issue out of a non-issue. An overview of post-independent India’s history reveals that it is not the BJP or the Sangh......

Naturals Ice Cream: Amazing Start-Up Story

When its founder Raghunandan Kamath took a calculated risk, his Bollywood customers backed him all the way, Rohith Potti and Pooja Bhula says in this excerpt from Intelligent Fanatics Of......

Playing Moneyball With The IPL?

'Did the Moneyball philosophy get redefined in the domain of the cash-rich IPL, which has become an integral part of the cricketing ecosystem?', asks Atanu Biswas. IMAGE: Team Sunrisers Hyderabad......

Reliance eyes Schuldschein route to raise $170m overseas

The Schuldschein bond gives Reliance additional investor base, as the bonds can be sold down to local insurance and pension funds, and at the same time, it creates an entry for Indian companies to......

Authors lose class status in Google digital books case

Google Inc notched a legal victory in its bid to create the world's largest digital books library, winning the reversal of a court order that had allowed authors challenging the project to sue as a......

Subsidy in disguise? AI charges more on LTC tickets

If you are a Central government employee wanting to buy an Air India flight ticket to avail of your leave travel concession, you could be forking out anything between 50 to 140 per cent more than......

The Apprentice Review: A Trump No One Has Seen Before

The Apprentice is a keenly observed and entertaining biopic about the making of a man who is mostly responsible for all that has gone wrong with current American politics, observes Aseem Chhabra.......

'Bollywood is a hard industry to break into'

'But it is also an industry that is very accepting when they see talent and hard work.'   Photograph: Kind courtesy Nora Fatehi/Instagram Half a decade after she made her debut with 2014's......

PIX: Malaika-Arjun's love story

Ever since Malaika Arora and Arjun Kapoor made their relationship official on Arjun's 34th birthday, posting pictures from New York, the couple has not shied away from revealing what they are up......

Deepika, Priyanka lose out at Teen Choice Awards

Wonder Woman and its star Gal Gadot win big at the awards night. IMAGE: Deepika Padukone in xXx: Return of Xander Cage Deepika Padukone, who was nominated at the Teen Choice Awards in the......

Review: Gippi is both funny and embarrassing!

Gippi is a movie meant for teens. And it has all the necessary teen masala -- romance, a makeover, cheesy humour and loud music, says Kshamaya Daniel, who’s thrilled that she is finally,......

Fielding coach Dilip lauds Pant's recovery efforts

IMAGE: Rishab Pant's return to peak fitness following his car crash have been nothing short of remarkable this season.Photograph: BCCI/X Indian fielding coach T Dilip is impressed by Rishabh......

What's Dravid Doing At A Yankees Game?

Photograph: Kind courtesy ICC/X   Following India's dominant victory over Ireland in their T20 World Cup opener, Head Coach Rahul Dravid enjoyed a well deserved break by attending a Major......

Cricket gets a shot in the arm with USA hosting T20 WC

'In the lead up to the Los Angeles Olympics, I think we'll be continuing to try and raise the profile of cricket, not just for the established cricket fans in the USA but for new fans.'  ......

Drop-in pitch for Indo-Pak match set for installation

The development of the pitches in New York for the T20 world Cup 2024, has been undertaken by Adelaide Oval Turf Solutions, led by renowned Adelaide Oval head curator Damian Hough. IMAGE: Pitch......

Messi is Time's Athlete of the Year!

IMAGE: Lionel Messi was named Time Magazine's athlete of the year after guiding Argentina to the FIFA World Cup title last December, before picking up his 8th Ballon d'Or. Photograph: Kind......

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